as in explored
to search through or into
we uncovered many interesting stories as we delved into the history of the house we were restoring
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This interplay between exploration and espionage continues today, even when the surface of the world has been almost completely explored.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025 -
The couple explored waterways in Britain and abroad while Scales grappled with her dementia.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky's unexpected death is being investigated as a possible suicide or drug overdose, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department incident report, People reported.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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But measles counts continue to grow in the US, and ongoing outbreaks in multiple states — including one on the border of Arizona and Utah and one in South Carolina — are being investigated for possible connections to the Texas outbreak.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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According to a recent documentary, police have examined whether Revak might have been connected to as many as five different homicides over a 14-year span, including the disappearance of Huisentruit.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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For instance, the team examined SIRT1, a post-translational regulator linked to inflammation and cancer.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Delved (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delved%20%28into%29. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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